Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Libya
Libya: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 0.0296 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Libya, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.0296 million SLC per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Libya peaked at 0.0659 million SLC per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0224 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Libya 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Libya, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0237 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0224 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0245 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.025 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0305 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0317 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.039 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0424 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0438 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0478 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0481 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0389 million SLC per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1982 | 0.04 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.039 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.037 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0401 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0355 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0303 million SLC per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0326 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.035 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0363 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0419 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0408 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0393 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.04 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0391 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.04 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0421 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0406 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0409 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0418 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.042 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0423 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0486 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0517 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0581 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0619 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0657 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0656 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0627 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0659 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0327 million SLC per square kilometre | -50.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0611 million SLC per square kilometre | +86.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0501 million SLC per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0386 million SLC per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0382 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0377 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0499 million SLC per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0539 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0478 million SLC per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0239 million SLC per square kilometre | -50.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0306 million SLC per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0269 million SLC per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0296 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.2% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0296 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.02 million SLC per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0296 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.65 million SLC per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +86.8% | 0.0327 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0611 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 2011 | -50.3% | 0.0659 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0327 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -50.1% | 0.0478 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0239 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0331 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0224 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0478 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0376 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0303 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0481 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0401 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0363 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0421 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.054 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0418 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0657 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0476 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0327 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0659 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0278 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0239 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0306 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More economy & growth data for Libya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -56.51 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -7.66 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 794.70 million BoP, current US$ (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 13.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 108.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Libya?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Libya was 0.0296 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0659 million SLC per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0224 million SLC per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Libya rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Libya ranks 194th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.